A steep, often unstable slope on a mountainside formed by a mass of stone fragments and other debris; (as mass noun) the material composing such a…
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > stony material > [noun] > loose stones (6) scree1709 A steep, often unstable slope on a mountainside formed by a mass of stone fragments and other debris; (as mass noun) the material composing such a… brasha1722 A mass or heap of fragments; applied to (a) loose broken rock forming the highest stratum beneath the soil of certain districts: rubble; (cf. corn… ratchel1747 Loose stone fragments; gravel. Also: loose gravelly subsoil. Now rare. stammerers1793 plural. Detached pieces of limestone. slithers1805 plural. ‘Loose stones lying in great quantities on the side of a rock or hill’ (Jamieson). Scottish. shingle1959 Small roundish stones; loose, waterworn pebbles such as are found collected upon the seashore. In New… collective singular. |
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